VPN + Netduma R3

[satinghostrider]

I have got my Netduma R3 so far and it has been absolutely much better with the 4.0.23 firmware that Fraser sent me.

I have a few queries on Steady Ping + Geofilter and Exitlag VPN.

When I do not use Exitlag VPN, all my traffic is correctly prioritized and hit reg is very good so far so long as I am on Singapore, Hong Kong or Japan servers.

When I play with my friends in Australia, my ping shoots to 200ms which I still think is ok to play not great but then the next few games the ping shoots to 545ms and above and it gets unplayable. For this reason then I use the VPN which essentially sits at 95ms consistent every game. I am not sure if this is an ISP routing issue or something to do with the router and/or servers. The server in question is Cessnock in Australia and Ping Heatmap shows 90-100ms for that from my router on my current ISP.

I keep Geolatency and Filtering disabled for now. Is there a better way to set up if I want to play on Australian server?

I think at least for my region in Asia, the current firmware works as intended and I have been absolutely enjoying the hit detection. Nice and crisp. TBH, 200ms ping on OZ servers without Exitlag VPN actually played better for some reason than 97ms ping on Exitlag VPN. I need to test this more but so far it feels that way. It does not make any sense since it is 100ms difference.

Also, one thing I realised about the NAT status in game for PC users is that you should reset your windows network settings and setup your router fresh. When I did that, UPNP clearly shows Demonware Port Mapping for 3074 being opened under UPNP status and closes once the game ends. While this is not very consistent on every bootup, a reboot on the PC will correctly get UPNP to open up port 3074 for COD. It did not work at all prior to me resetting my windows 11 network settings and setting up the router afresh. Just in case anyone is having issues with UPNP and getting the port opened up while gaming on PC.

P.S - The white LEDS are blinding even at night I used a black towel to cover it over at night when I sleep.  I would like to suggest a stealth RGB feature where it activates only when the device being used has prioritised packets and it goes off when the device stops gaming. That would be much better IMHO. And also an option to disable the white leds which are as blinding as the designer that decided to use high beams as LEDs on the R3.

Also, the WPS button is NOT working on the router and there is no GUI in dumaos to add WPS devices like printers at the moment which is very inconvenient. Even my XR500 had this which was very convenient.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Goodwinn20]

How are you using a vpn ? Is that seperate to the r3? Or can you connect it to the r3?

I play ps5 and mainly call of duty aswell. 

[satinghostrider]

4 hours ago, Goodwinn20 said:

How are you using a vpn ? Is that seperate to the r3? Or can you connect it to the r3?

I play ps5 and mainly call of duty aswell. 

I'm using Exitlag on PC. I'm not sure how you do it on PS5 though. 

[TrayDay]

@Goodwinn20

The best solution would be when Hybrid VPN is available for R3. Should be in the early 2024.

If you're trying to use ExitLag similarly to @satinghostrider

You can connect Console to Windows PC/MAC

LINK HERE

But, again, the best solution will be Hybrid VPN. Once it is available.